Vivid Seats (SEATW) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Vivid Seats (SEATW) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 9.01% in Q1 2026, up 86.86% quarter-over-quarter from 68.57% in Q4 2025, and down 638.0% on a YoY basis from 1.67% in Q1 2025.
Vivid Seats (SEATW) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Vivid Seats' Operating Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 9.01% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 638.0% year-over-year to 9.01%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 232.93% (up 23153.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 113.86%, down 11931.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 9.01% for Q1 2026 at Vivid Seats, up from 68.57% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 82.59% in Q3 2022 to a low of 1140.42% in Q2 2025.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 59.03% across 5 years, with a median of 5.54% in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Margin surged 7150 bps in 2022, then plunged 114439 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 5.54% in 2022, then slumped by 146 bps to 2.53% in 2023, then jumped by 117 bps to 0.43% in 2024, then tumbled by 16221 bps to 68.57% in 2025, then soared by 87 bps to 9.01% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 9.01% (Q1 2026), 68.57% (Q4 2025), and 16.75% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 2,430,078.11 Bn | 2,430,078.11 Bn | 295.20 Mn | -32.08% |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,448.32 Bn | 4,232.70 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 36.12% |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,465.06 Bn | 1,383.88 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 40.62% |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 113.19 Bn | 102.95 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 15.77% |
| 5 | 33.56 Bn | 30.79 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 27.57% | |
| 6 | 12.93 Bn | 11.63 Bn | 768.96 Mn | -7.97% | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 12.77 Bn | 10.67 Bn | 255.62 Bn | 30.14% |
| 8 | Match | 8.28 Bn | 7.26 Bn | 653.28 Mn | 27.37% |
| 9 | Snap | 7.91 Bn | 5.08 Bn | 1.29 Bn | -4.87% |
| 10 | Vivid Seats | - | - | 97.53 Mn | -9.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -9.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -68.57% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -16.75% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1,140.42% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.63% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.97% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.83% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 67.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.54% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 82.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.49% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 41.21% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.09% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 16.87% |